I watched House for the first 3 seasons and actually really liked the show, but when I moved from FL to TN, then finally up here to MA I lost touch with the show, and haven't gone back to catch up, I just hope it doesn't have an unceremonious end...it deserves more than that.

They did push house back for the first couple weeks of American Idol, I think they were showing the audition shows like 3 nights a week including houses normal time slot. That being said House is great

Despite watching House for years, I don't care if it ends. It is going nowhere and it is swaying farther from reality. Plus it just took a step back with House going back to drugs, even after the struggle he took to get off of them. Its just the same cycle, with different variations and twists that dumb down the show. Even when the try to create episodes that seem "unpredictable," its just the same old stuff. House needs to throw in the towel, unless America wants more "person gets sick then House helps them get better."

I don't get the ratings comment. House pulls more viewers than other shows in it's slot. To Fox, it's still a silver bullet in the armoury. Even if the numbers were down, they're no where near in terminal decline (See Scrubs) to warrant the kind of panic this article puts forward.

TV Guide is reporting that there's a clause in the contract that says NBC can't bid for House in the first round of negotiations if Fox decides not to pick it up for next season. (for that matter, no NBCU-owned network could be involved until networks outside the NBCU family, like CBS or TNT, have passed on it).

FOX's greed is disgusting. One of their highest rated shows begins to slip a little in viewership and they make the outrageous demand that NBCU pay more of show's costs. If I were repping NBCU I'd simply tell the d-bags from FOX to go f*ck themselves and then shop the show around to another network. I'm certain that NBC would gladly pick it up -- they desperately need a show that can compete on Monday nights.

Considering FOX's terrible track record, they'll probably have at least 10 more flops before they find another scripted show as successful as House.

Despite watching House for years, I don't care if it ends. It is going nowhere and it is swaying farther from reality. Plus it just took a step back with House going back to drugs, even after the struggle he took to get off of them. Its just the same cycle, with different variations and twists that dumb down the show. Even when the try to create episodes that seem "unpredictable," its just the same old stuff. House needs to throw in the towel, unless America wants more "person gets sick then House helps them get better."

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This. The show needs to end...in fact it should have ended with House getting off his vicodin and finally getting together with Cuddy. It's really nothing like the intelligent show it was during the first 3 seasons.

if this show falls it's because of the House/Cuddy angle and the need to focus on their lives. 13 was a problem and admittedly I did not miss her. Robert Leonard leaving will be very bad for the show since he's well established as House's conscious. I hope they don't kill him off (this will definitely jump the shark).

1. Ratings decline. As America gets heavier and heavier into (what I consider garbage TV) like "Dancing With the Stars" shows that are actually good get pummeled ratings wise and eventually stopped.
2. No rush anymore. I watch the show live and it just doesn't have moments of "OMG" or any unpredictable endings. Too much life saving, not enough dying. (IMO)
3. 8 years is a long run. Considering the life span of a show now, 8 years is a miracle.